There can be a middle ground here. This division blows, but having a lot of confidence in the 2017 Cubs is also kinda weird. Nah. They are clearly the best team in the division. And acting like losing Jon Lester is going to be the death knell is silly when he's had a 4.37 ERA this year and the Cubs...

What a bunch of horsefeathering losers the stuff in charlottesville made me think of an article by tom nichols written a couple of years ago, about the "lost boys" who make up the alt-right. to be sure, there were a lot of hardcore, middle-aged white supremacists who attended charlottesvi...

It's definitely jarring to hear. And his views are a lot more palpable after he speaks out against people that died fighting against Nazis on American soil. But, to see these cowards like Paul Ryan (and nearly everyone else in the GOP) finally speak out against it now, well, that does nothing but e...

It's definitely jarring to hear. And his views are a lot more palpable after he speaks out against people that died fighting against Nazis on American soil. But, to see these cowards like Paul Ryan (and nearly everyone else in the GOP) finally speak out against it now, well, that does nothing but en...

for those who were wondering where all the dongs were and who might've missed it on the broadcast last night, the cubs have the most dongs in baseball in the second half (9th overall iirc) And the 5th highest BABIP at .318. 6th highest Hard-hit%. 4th lowest Soft%. The offense has been good, despite...

Relief pitchers' WAR also incorporates leverage. I'm not sure if they use WPA or what, or how much effect it has. But, it's basically saying Duensing has been our most valuable reliever, despite being used mostly early and in blowouts and losses all the way into June.

So where do we go from here? Nazi rallies every weekend? Maybe. They're energized, and feel empowered. The rampant whataboutism I've seen all over the place is mind-numbing. "But Antifa" is the term of the day. I feel sick. Yeah, it's disgusting. Not to mention the fact that there are a l...